Weaverly

Lines of Communication

I'm not sure what is being communicated, but there are definitely lines here. Somebody likes plaid.

These lines are more organic, and change moment by moment. 

And then there are the lines I puzzle over as I try to work out a binding for some new coptic books.

The covers are glued up, and the signatures are folded and ready. The stitching will begin tomorrow.

Department of Books:

I've just finished reading The Book of Not by Tsitsi Dangarembga. It's the second part of a semiautobiographical trilogy by a wonderful Zimbabwean writer. 

 

 

Around the Block

Not very high tech, but it works for me:

Summer & Winter, two blocks on four shafts.

Various rayons & cotton in the warp, 16/2 black cotton tabby, 6/2 light blue cotton pattern. 

Warping Drama

The past two days were spent in NC at the Biltmore House & Gardens. If a few daffodils and tulips are good, a few hundred thousand are better. 

In the conservatory, a sublime designer at work.

Then back home to tie on a new warp.

Beamed.

Don't you just love a new warp?

Ready to weave.

Now out to dinner at Il Ristorante. This is what eighty-five looks like. 

Important Announcement About My Publications, Digital and Otherwise

Good news ahead. I've just entered into an arrangement with the folks at LoftyFiber for the distribution of my digital publications. I will no longer be selling the monographs Amalgamation, Lampas, Crepe, and Echo Weave myself. Instead, you may go to LoftyFiber, search on books or Alice Schlein and voilà! There they are. Immediate download, and the price remains the same.

The books Network Drafting and The Liftplan Connection are still available as print-on-demand from Lulu.com.

The Woven Pixel, which I co-authored with Bhakti Ziek, is still available for download at handweaving.net to holders of a paid membership to that website. The accompanying CD, including pattern presets, is no longer available. Period.

Now back to weaving. A new warp is in the works.

I just finished reading The Body in Question by Jill Ciment. 

Books and More Books

On campus a couple of days ago, behind the library, this sight left me speechless. Enjoy.

I am taking a weaving vacation and making books for a while. These coptic stitched volumes have covers printed on a gel plate. 

I left the spines undecorated and just let the linen stitching make its own statement. 

I tried trimming down the fore edges to make them more uniform. The pages are easier for the user to grab hold of that way, I think.

The trimmings make lovely little curls on my desk. I hate to throw these away. Any ideas for what I can do with them?

Department of Books:

I just finished reading Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend.

Seasonal Colors

On this lovely spring day, it seemed like a good idea to take a ride in the country. It was partly cloudy, but the drenching rains of yesterday were over. We went to a local nature preserve and just soaked in the browns, grays, and golds. 

Just by coincidence, I found myself spinning the same colors this evening. Odd how that happens.

On a totally different topic, here's a funny sign I saw a few days ago at my favorite local produce market. It was posted just beneath a display of gorgeous green and purple grapes. Not buffet!

Department of books: I just finished reading The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane. This is the same author who wrote The Sun Walks Down, which I also enjoyed.